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The Guardian // World

All the buzz: chorus of ‘deafening’ cicadas to soundtrack Australian summer

Monday 11th November 2024, 2:00PM

Warmer weather brings multitudes of largest and noisiest varieties to east coast, with some as loud as 120 decibelsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe east coast of Australia is heading into a big, loud cicada summer.Prof David Emery, veterinary immunologist and cicada expert, called it a “phenomenal season so far” for green grocer cicadas, which emerged in huge numbers in the Blue Mountains in September and were now making their appearance in Sydney and parts of Victoria.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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